Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX NH531,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48877
 
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Date:Friday 6 April 1945
Time:19:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Owner/operator:332 (Norw.) Sqn RAF
Registration: NH531
MSN: AH-L
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Almen, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.85 Schijndel
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Spitfire NH531/L: Failed to return from an armed recce mission. 06/04/1944
Crew:
F/Sgt (N5885) A.E.B. AARFLOT (pilot) RNorAF - killed.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5516&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
18 October 1944 PL492 332 (Norw.) Sqn RAF 1 Arenbos, Heythuysen, Limburg w/o
24 February 1945 PT936 332 (Norwegian) Sqn RAF 1 Hogesteeg road, Putten, Gelderland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
01-Apr-2020 18:34 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Dec-2023 15:48 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Narrative, Operator]

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